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Community

of mankind”.

...the true culture of the African people, What this means is that

irrespective of where they are globally, Africans must return to
is that of life and the nurturing of life. the various aspects of their
And this is the reality of the name Africa cultures that give strength
and Alkebulan. Afrika is a combination to community life, a safe

of two words “Afuri” and “Ka” which and healthy environment,
mean “the place of birth or the place good body health due
of the soul”, while Alkebulan means to accurate eating of
“Mother of mankind”. indigenous food, healthy

lifestyles, the sanctity of

of paramount importance to Embracing this reality sex, the spirituality around
African elders and parents. of spirit and life, they childbirth and true family
Africans planted their crops, maintained sacred spaces life which is not corrupted
fished in the rivers or lakes using the various spiritual by the foolishness called

around their ecosystems, knowledge and cultural homosexuality. Anything
built their homes, raised antecedents passed down to that takes away this reality
their families, traded them and by that kept the of giving life and nurturing
among themselves, used physical spaces. So, their life from the heart of any

the waterways for travels culture helps them keep African is corruption and
between places, etc., and all their environment and their should be dealt with without
was done with a conscious environment helps them mercy.
connection to spirituality, keep body, soul, and spirit

the environment, life and together. Beloved Botswana
the nurturing of life. It was So, in one sentence, the Botswana is one country
ingrained in their minds. So, true culture of the African in Africa that still holds on
they created sacred spaces people, irrespective of to some of its core cultural

within their ecosystems that where they are globally, is practices. But, just like
constantly reminded them that of life and the nurturing every country in Africa,
that even though life will of life. And this is the the introduction of foreign
change as the community reality of the name Africa religions and the foreign

changes, life will always be and Alkebulan. Afrika is a concept of modernity has
about the interaction between combination of two words reduced the embracing of
the spirit and the physical. “Afuri” and “Ka” which some of these cultures. But
They lived in truth with this means “the place of birth or there is still hope in our

reality. the place of the soul”, while collective awakening as
Alkebulan means “Mother African people.

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